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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Basf SE, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Birgit Hoff, Pfungstadt, DE;
Stefan Haefner, Speyer, DE;
Weol Kyu Jeong, Heidelberg, DE;
Edzard Scholten, Mannheim, DE;
Assignee:
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/06 (2006.01); C12N 1/08 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C12P 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/06 (2013.01); C12N 1/08 (2013.01); C12P 19/34 (2013.01); C12P 25/00 (2013.01); C12N 2510/00 (2013.01); C12N 2523/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for degrading DNA in a sample obtained by microbial fermentation or biotransformation, comprising treating the sample with a combination of increased temperature and low pH. It also relates to a method for releasing DNA from a microbial cell, comprising incubating the microbial cell at a temperature of 45° C. to 55° C. for two to ten hours. Finally, the present invention provides a method for producing a product, comprising a step of releasing DNA from a microbial cell and degrading said DNA.